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::Botan::::Botan:: Member Posts: 38
in World of Warcraft

   Ugh, Im so sick of people saying oh WoW's graphics are better than Eq2 or EQ2 graphics own WoW.  Heres the scoop people, its all to do with style.  Blizzard intended thier graphics to be more cartoonish so judge how close they got to thier goal before saying the graphics completely suck.  Eq2 intended thier graphics to be realistic so see if they met thier goal as well.  Please shut your mouth on the whole Graphic vs Graphic thing its not like WoW made thier graphics to be "realistic" or anything.

Sorry just had to vent a little

thx

EDIT--- By the way I personally think both Blizzard and SOE met its goal tho some EQ2 things Ive seen look kinda wierd.


:: Botan ::

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  • EbrisEbris Member Posts: 4

    Atleast WoW has good, non-repetitive gameplay :) And plus, I like WoW's graphics alot more. But I do agree, it's all based on opinion. I've been in both betas (Currently in EQ2) And I've gotta say, eq2 let me down big time. It so hard to know what to do next, you find yourself running around in circles just trying to think on where to go next.

  • metalfoxusmetalfoxus Member Posts: 805
    WoW looks like the Pagemaster.

  • Rikimaru_XRikimaru_X Member UncommonPosts: 11,718


    Originally posted by ::Botan::

       Ugh, Im so sick of people saying oh WoW's graphics are better than Eq2 or EQ2 graphics own WoW.  Heres the scoop people, its all to do with style.  Blizzard intended thier graphics to be more cartoonish so judge how close they got to thier goal before saying the graphics completely suck.  Eq2 intended thier graphics to be realistic so see if they met thier goal as well.  Please shut your mouth on the whole Graphic vs Graphic thing its not like WoW made thier graphics to be "realistic" or anything.
    Sorry just had to vent a little
    thx
    EDIT--- By the way I personally think both Blizzard and SOE met its goal tho some EQ2 things Ive seen look kinda wierd.

    :: Botan ::


    I feel ya man . . .  Can't see how people compare graphics of two different kinds of games. It's kinda stupid.


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  • ::Botan::::Botan:: Member Posts: 38


    Originally posted by Ebris

    Atleast WoW has good, non-repetitive gameplay :) And plus, I like WoW's graphics alot more. But I do agree, it's all based on opinion. I've been in both betas (Currently in EQ2) And I've gotta say, eq2 let me down big time. It so hard to know what to do next, you find yourself running around in circles just trying to think on where to go next.


    Lucky you got to be in both betas ><.  I was hoping to get in at least 1 of em.  I did play the WoW stress test  though and really liked the game.  


    :: Botan ::

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  • EbrisEbris Member Posts: 4

    Lol, yea meant to say I was in the ST not the beta ::::29:: But I am in the EQ2 beta .....and missing WoW sooooo badly...I'm gonna go pre-order the collectors edition tomorrow ::::20::

  • twolfertwolfer Member Posts: 72


    Originally posted by Ebris

     It so hard to know what to do next, you find yourself running around in circles just trying to think on where to go next.


    That is exactly the reason I will be picking up EQ2 instead of WoW..(there are other reasons, but there is no need to erupt a flame war :))

    Like many others, I dont like being spoon fed by easy to follow quests, that lead you by the hand.  I like to be able to think on my own.  from what ive played of the WoW stress test..(20 lvls)  the quests were way to easy for me. 

     

    dont get me wrong, i really wasnted WoW to fit into my play style, but unfortunately it doesnt, so i will not be buying it.  I find that in the 3 months that i have been in the EQ2 beta, i have not lost any interest in the game what so ever, im always excited to log in after work or on my days off, wondering what the devs will add or change the closer the game gets to launch (crosses fingers for crafting quests soon). 

     

    with WoW, i hit the stress test hard, played with alot of inerest for the first couple days got one character up to lvl 20, then quickly lost interest in it.  by the end of the stress test, i had logged into the game maybe once in the last 4 days.  I had lost interest.

     

    Well, to all of you who will be playing WoW, i hope you all have a blast and enjoy your game.  To everyone going over to EQ2, ill see you on Nov 9th!


  • YasardogleYasardogle Member UncommonPosts: 32

    Whatever it is called that I like WoW has more of. I like WoWs style, concept, etc. I dont doubt EQ2 has HIGHER level graphics but EQ2 uses those graphics in a way that is very displeasing to my style. ::::20::

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  • namehaternamehater Member Posts: 24

    my 2-cents, they both do look good, eq2 is more realistic, and for that you have to have a super computer to see it heres my system

    amd athlon64 3200+ OC'd to 2.4ghz                                      

    PNY geforce FX6800GT 256mb stock

    1gb kingston hyperX pc2700 stock

    thats all thats needed to know really, wow run perfect with max settings, eq2.. jesus i cant imagine what kinda pc you gotta have to run this game at top end, it runs worse than doom3, no kidding

    so in closing, both look good, but only to what your system will allow, which means a butt-load for eq2, wow is ran nicely on a lower end pc, and that little fact would have a strong influence on me if i wasnt running a high end pc, even if i wasnt anti-soe

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  • forestdutchforestdutch Member Posts: 175

    Played both betas but WoW looks great.

    EQ2 yeh great grafics but thats all something is missing there?

    Oh yeh its boring and game world dull comepare to WoW.

  • VesmoVesmo Member Posts: 7
    Well, the fact of the matter is, blizzard didn't want to force people to have top of the line systems to play their game.  So they used far less polys than they could have.  EQ2 however I've heard can put to shame almost any system out there right now.  The poly counts even LOOK disturbingly high for EQ2.  I'd personally rather they concentrate on gameplay and animation than super realistic characters any day.  It saves my wallet too because I won't need to drop like a grand on upgrading my system.

  • Cik_AsalinCik_Asalin Member Posts: 3,033

    Originally posted by ::Botan::
    Ugh, Im so sick of people saying oh WoW's graphics are better than Eq2 or EQ2 graphics own WoW. Heres the scoop people, its all to do with style. Blizzard intended thier graphics to be more cartoonish so judge how close they got to thier goal before saying the graphics completely suck. Eq2 intended thier graphics to be realistic so see if they met thier goal as well. Please shut your mouth on the whole Graphic vs Graphic thing its not like WoW made thier graphics to be "realistic" or anything.
    Sorry just had to vent a little
    thx
    EDIT--- By the way I personally think both Blizzard and SOE met its goal tho some EQ2 things Ive seen look kinda wierd.:: Botan ::


    EQ has Claymation Graphics, and if you like that, fine. WoW has vibrant cartoonish style and if you like that fine.

    But, in order to play EQ2, get ready to upgrade your system beyond what should be necessary - otherwise, the EQ2 graphics come across very unpleasent.

  • SlowrollSlowroll Member Posts: 5
    I was going to go with EQ2 until I found out that it requires a DirectX 9 capable video card.  I cant justify spending $300 on a new card just to play 1 game.  When everything else I play, or want to play will run fine on my Geforce MX card.

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  • blazerothblazeroth Member Posts: 62

    Let me add my two cents ...

    I played in the WoW stress beta, and currently am playing City of Heroes. That is my basis of comparison.

    CoH is like GTA with the background graphics, while the heroes and villains are top notch graphics, very detailed. NPCs get less attention to detail. Things like cars are very low level detail, as are trees, rocks, water, the sky, etc.

    WoW in essence is the Warcraft III game brought to life. If you didn't like Warcraft III (which a lot of people didn't for the reason of graphics), then you are more apt to be biased against the graphics of WoW. Blizzard is not trying to go for a Doom 3/Half Life 2 quality. They are trying to bring Warcraft III to "life".

    With that said, I would compare the avatars of WoW to that of CoH. There is detail in the characters themselves, not to mention adornments. However, WoW takes it one step further. NPCs are detailed, and the environment is very detailed, and very beautiful. I am incredibly biased, of course, but I thought it was just another fantastic aspect of the game, and made traveling to new areas even that much more exciting.

    In CoH, you just don't get that, IMHO. Yeah, there are cool things to see, but it is nowhere near the same as WoW (the feel of a "journey").

    There are also details in WoW, like rocks, trees, forests, the plains, the colors, etc. Is it "lifelike", like ground control? I would say no, but then, why should it be? It is its own genre, and it should stick to what made Warcraft (and yeah, Starcraft), so unique.

    I never for one minute thought WoW was cartoony or the graphics needed work. If people don't like the graphics, then yeah, they can go play EQ2 or some other game with different graphics. Pick what you like and go with it. Life is short, but playing time for MMORPGs is even shorter.

    Played: WoW Stress beta
    Currently playing: City of Heroes

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